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I had the pleasure of meeting Mr & Mrs H. they were both warm and loving people. I was a CNA that cared for Mr. H. at University Colorado Hospital. Does the book come in english? I would love to read it.

Hi Angelica! We’re so glad you found and contacted us. The book is in Amharic but we’re working on an English version, though that won’t be out for a while. We will keep everyone updated through tibebu.org, as well as our Facebook group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tibebu/

Jesus clearly says that “you will know a tree by it’s fruit”. I have the honor of working with Mr. Tibebu’s oldest daughter Emnet, and I can say without knowing him…He lived a Godly life with an amazing Legacy, which his daughter reflects everyday. I will look forward to the english version of the book, and meeting this amazing man in Heaven.

My Dad gave me this book yesterday evening, and I couldn’t stop reading it until 1am, even then I was filled with tears and prayers to the point where I had to stop to absorb the Grace of God that was gripping my heart. I am at work now and I can’t wait till I get home and drink of God’s Spirit that flows from the words on the book. To God be the glory for giving Eteye Lishan the Power and the Will to write a story that points to the Glory of Christ. If I am filled with magnificent of God for just reading the first part, I am wondering what will happen to me at the end of the book. I am praying for multiple translation of this book in the near future.

Mulubrhan: I admire my Mom too, for finding the will to write this book in the face of our loss as a family. And yes, we’re hoping for many translations as well so that this book can be available to different audiences, around the world.

God has done an amazing work in you all precious family. I feel worthless for the things of God been wasted in the life of most of us! But God is able to change things around for His Glory…”MAY GOD GIVE THE REST OF US” the chance to leave a legacy like your family, that is my prayer today IN JESUS NAME AMEN !!! THANK YOU for your dedications…

Amen, Fetsum! May God enable us all to leave behind a godly legacy. But we hope you would only feel encouraged, rather than discouraged or worthless, by the fact that God could use people in such amazing ways!

Dearest Tidi, thanks for response, I have JESUS, with Him i am encouraged and fulfilled, He Is worth living and serving .
I press on like Apstle Paul , forgetting the past behind…i just, can’t find words to express my appreciation towards you, keep shining!!!!!!!BLESSINGS .

I just read and finished the book, I couldn’t put it down, I am just praising God and I said ‘Oh Jesus, you have precious children like them’. The book is very touching and I learned a lot from it.
God bless you

My friend gave me this book for Ethiopian New Year 2006! What a wonderful gift I have ever got this Year! I just finished it, and thinking about reflection. Yes! I realized that the paragraph which I have read on page 362 talks about it has a FB page for this marvelous book. Before anything else, all the glory and honor be unto the Almighty God! And then, my appreciation goes to Eteye Lishan, you are a hero, and I am proud of you! I have never seen an Ethiopian women writer like you! Please nurture this immaculate gift! In this book I have learnt an amazing lesson from Dr. Tibebu and his family, and it is totally driven by God! If I want to pick a single word from this book “Prayer” is the most, and a repeatedly mentioned word! I wish I, and my generation could have understood the power of prayer like you. “For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints. But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end.” Hebrews 6:10& 11. In a nutshell, all the tears and amusements pleases our God! This is what just flew out of my heart through my fingers, and it is my prayer and wishes to meet and appreciate in person Dearly Mother Eteye Lishan one day!

Dear Yonas, I’m sorry for taking so long to respond to your comments but these past few days have been quite busy for me with events following the book tour. I want to thank you so much for your heartwarming comments! And Amen, “all the glory and honor be unto the Almighty God!” I am so touched that young people in your generation are getting the message and desiring to have more of God in their lives. I came to know God when I was a youth, and having experienced the trials and temptations of youth, I’m glad that I was able to communicate the God of my youth to your generation. God bless you!

I have heared about this Kind of Manof God ,family but when I saw w/ro lishan on Elshaday tv I can’t wait to buy till Monday September 30 . Now I Bought it wow I am proud of Our God . God bless you W/ro Lishan I was praying for you last night i cant Sleep I want to finish .O my God when i pray while i am driving this morning I called My God not only our father Abraham Issac etc But The God of this Lovely family . God Bless you all.

Bless your heart, Seble! I’m so honored and humbled by your comments. Our God is the God of the living… He is not just our God or the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob but the God of those who are willing to take shelter in him. I’m so glad that you are one of them… Stay blessed as you continue reading the book!

I was so amazed by the grace of God how one person’s life can change a family, a community and a generation. The story presents a true Christ like love, which goes beyond, language, culture or race. Moses was a leader and a spokesperson for Israel, likewise Dr Tibebu was a leader and spokesperson for his people. It seems cruel to take a loving husband, a loving father and make him a prisoner in a foreign land, but it was God’s plan. We don’t understand it when it happens but only when we see the finish line. It is all God’s plan. The God who gave His grace to Dr. Tibebu can do the same for us. I cannot even imagine to compare my problems to what I read in this book. Specially in this day and age where everything is instant(quick), this is an eye opener for waiting on the Lord. 11 years in bondage is unimaginable but with God it was possible.

I encourage everyone to read this book. Are you going through big challenges in your life now? This book will minister to you. Do you feel your prayers are not answered? Read this book.

Thank you Lishan for sharing your story with us. I thought I knew the story, but reading the book ministered to me. This is not just a book, but a book written with prayer, passion and anointing.
For those of you who haven’t read Amharic books in a long time, I was one of them, don’t get discouraged, it may take you a little longer, but don’t give up, keep on reading. I really didn’t want to stop reading. Thank you, thank you again for sharing your story.

Thank you Geni for these amazing comments! This is not meant to be a big, scary book about suffering, but a book about the beauty of Christianity and carrying one’s cross. I’m glad I was able to communicate this to my readers. This is a book about victory through suffering, because God was there to comfort us through our suffering. You said it well when you said, “The God who gave His grace to Dr. Tibebu can do the same for us!” I say Amen to that!

I have read a lot of books but this one is completely unique. The intention of the author (our sister Lishan) is very clear that is just to glorify God. I strongly recommend everybody to read this wonderful book.

warmest greeting from Ethiopia I Learn so many thing from man of God what he did for the kingdom of God wonderful book also I have big respect for all the family and to our beloved sister Lishan what she did with Dr Tibebu for God’s His Glory.

My spirit was so thrilled and uplifted by the interview on Elshaddai tv , I couldn’t stop praising God all day yesterday, my heart was so overjoyed amidst watching the interview I couldn’t stop myself crying, it was a divine moment ordained by God. Please help me to acquire this book I live in London UK.
May God bless you aboundantly

I am deeply touched by the legacy of Dr. Tibebu.
I have a question as to if he had received any training in medicine in the States.
My professor referred him as an “American doctor”. I just want to make sure.

Aynalem Tekle Giorgis “God saves strong battles for his strongest soldiers “This say reminded me of Dr Tibebu I just read the book Tibebu yemedrebedaw Eregna . These days I am talking about the book to everybody Egziabher kemenchilew belay layfetnen yetamene ena tsadik new. What worries me is, am I fit to stand infront of God with people like him? Lelaw Eyob binlew lik yihonal? Ms Lishan I am proud of you. even if we don’t know each other we have the same father. I used to know him in Princess Tsehai Hospital as I was working there as a Nurse. He was one of the strongest soldiers

Dear Aynalem, thank you for your humbling comments, but I want you to know that our Heavenly Father who called you & us is mighty & big in you to conquer too! … Even better, to make you more than a conqueror!! The encouraging thing about our calling as children of God is that we do not face our giants alone! We face them with God on our side, who knows no defeat! The God of Jehoshaphat & Judah who said, ` be not afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. ` 2ndchro. 20:15.

What an awesome God I worship!!! I re-read-it the book and helped me to know my Lord and Savior better. I am praising the Lord about this lovely family. Really I appreciate your perseverance in the midst of trials and challenges. It must be the grace of God. I promise to seek the face of the Lord earnestly and fervently for the family. Be strong in season and out of season. May the Almighty God bless the rest of your life.
In Christ love Mekonnen Adamu.

WOW, what great why to live life serving the great Lord. W/ro Lishan your amazing women of God.
As I read the book I realized few thinks I should stop and think. We Thank God for you Blessed family.
i recommend newly weds to read the book. we learned a lot.
PLZZZ W/ro Lishan Write more books !!!!!!!

Thank you Feteh dear! I’m grateful you have benefitted from this book & recommended it to newlyweds too. ‘When is the next book coming?’ has been one repeated question I received from many. So I believe writing more books might be in the horizon though I don’t know when. So pray for me.

Hi Aster! The online store is not closed… At the top of the webpage, you just need to scroll your mouse over “Buy the Book” (without clicking) and then click “Store” when it pops up. Our “Buy the Book” page is simply meant to instruct people on using the online store; it also lists the places where people can find our book in the US, Canada, and Ethiopia. Please try ordering again and let me know if you experience any problems.

thanks tidi when i click on store add to cart is coming but when i click on add to cart z next menu is not coming . i am from atlanta .i heard from sofi about z book it will be good to have one distributor in atlanta contact pastor tolossa.thank u for ur full service.

I see the problem… I fixed it so that you can just click “Store” at the top of the page. Try it again; it should work this time. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for requesting that Atlanta be included in our distribution list! We will see what we can do.

There was an issue with ordering the book, which we were able to fix soon after Aster posted her comment. If anyone else has problems with ordering the book, please visit our “Buy the Book” page for step-by-step instructions: http://tibebu.org/store/buythebook/ and if that doesn’t answer your question, please leave a comment and we will contact you as soon as possible!

Reading this classic book entitled ‘‘Tibebu, Yemedrebedaw Eregna’’ is like drinking water in a desert from an oasis. In the midst of so many self centered books, the value of such Christ focused book is indispensable to our generation. My favorite author, A.W. Tozer, in his book God’s Pursuit of Man wrote the following, as to what the purpose of a good book should be.

‘’The function of a good book is to stand like a signpost directing the reader towards the Truth and the Life. The book serves best which early makes itself unnecessary, just as a signpost serves best after it is forgotten.’’

‘‘Gash’’ Tibebu, as a signpost for Jesus, has fulfilled his purpose by pointing towards his beloved Lord, Jesus Christ. Even though situations around him prevail to the contrary, by the grace of God, he did it extraordinarily at ‘Denan’ and ‘Hawai’ Prison camps in Somali. He has shown us what almighty God can do for a person whose only ambition in life is to serve as a signpost for Jesus.

‘’Eteye’’ Lishen, I wish I could pour everything in my heart after I finished reading your classic book (your classic diary). Your perseverance and honesty in every detail of your life is the greatest tribute to our generation and the generations to come. One thing I would like to suggest is this book need also be prepared in an animated form to reach to children. I don’t think they should wait until they are old enough to read the entire book. Imagine the still small voice of God that speaks to their heart if they are brought up knowing ‘‘Gash’’ Tibebu family’s diary from the scratch.

Bless You Mesay! I’m glad to have met you too! Yes, may we serve Him as a sign post & a voice in our time to direct & show people to Him & Him alone! As I think of my husband, who has run the race, finished the course, entered the wide-opened arms of his loving heavenly Father, my heart cries out all the more, to finish the race before me just being that!
To have this book in an animated form for children is new & Thanks for the suggestion. A movie & audio production have also been suggested. We plan to do the English translation 1st. I believe in His time He`ll make things beautiful.

Hi Hiwot! In order to see what the problem was, I clicked “store,” then “add to cart,” then “proceed to secure checkout”… I did everything but enter my Paypal/credit card information, and was successful. Please try again by going through the same process which I went through, and let me know if you experience any problems. And if you’re ordering more than one book or want the books to be sent outside of the US, please remember to enter that information and click “calculate shipping” before clicking “proceed to secure checkout.” Thanks!

Dear Dr. Tibebu’s Family,
I wrote this message immediately after finishing reading the book, i was reading the book with full of tear and surprise. i praise my Lord for such man of God and his family, i saw the hand of My Lord in this family. any one can understand the mighty hand of God working in our time. it was wonderful testimony, i am inviting my friends to read the book because i need everybody to get the blessing from the book. if you translate in to English the world will be blessed a lot, please work hard to reach all nation, let every nation see the mighty hand of God.

Engda, thank you for sharing your reaction on here and thanks for spreading the word to your friends, too! We are working on an English translation so that we can reach a wider audience. Thank you for the suggestion!

Hello dear family in Christ,My name is Jemal Shiferaw yesuf.I was grown in world missionary orphanage.I thank God about the book God bless you.Passe my greeting to our father Tibebu Alemayehu. I love you all.
Jemal

Hello dear family in Christ. My name is Ephrem Mergia. I am a born again christian. I had the opportunity to hear the late Dr.
Tibebu’s testimony in Ketena Hulet Mulu wongel church from himself and pastor Merid. At that time I was a teenage and I was very much impressed by his story. I came to know the death of this great man of GOd on last sunday on October 27 2013 when I bought the book written by his wife. In reading this amazing book ,I saw the great, great ……powe, grace, mercy, provision, and comfort
of our omnipotent God.Surely, it is the story of God and His servants. I give glory to God. Dear families of DR..Tibebu , you should
really thank God for what He has been doing in your family.Dr. Tibebu has finished his earthly journey by accomplishing his God given mission on earth.This is the key to dying empty. This is what it means to be the light for the world. His life will continue to challenge many generations of Christians to come to live such a Christ-like life. I lack words to express how heart gripping and powerful his story is.Yes, all of us have a special assignment to do on earth that God has prepared before we were born.As to me Dr. Tibebu understood that assignment and executed it by the grace of God. Let his story be an awakening for all
of us again to know our calling and live for it . His death so glorious! May God bless our sister Lishan.May the light of Christ continue to shine in your family.

Hi Ephrem! Your comments are inspiring and refreshing, because they are a reminder of how important it is to live with purpose and clarity. Thank you for the reminder. And we’re glad that you were impacted by the book in such a way!

Thank you Ephrem. You got it & you’ve said it well brother! Yes, all of us have a special assignment to do on earth. May He help us identify that specific assignment we were created to accomplish, run the race & finish the course! May we continue to lead a purpose driven life which will help us in our determinations & decisions to finish strong!

Dear Sister, Lishan. I want to say thank you and may God bless you abundantly for your effort to reflect this shining star of God so that we also share the blessings. Thank you for taking the initial step to document all the truth, story and inspiration during such a tough time as this. I lived in Nairobi for three years, but after you left, clearly understand what it means to live in Nairobi in such a tiring situation. Not only your loved one, but also you ,Lishan , you are a Heroine. You have waited patiently in the wilderness your Almighty God and you saw his mighty power that you managed to re-shine upon us through your writings. I am reading the book, praising the LORD, researching history, learning resilience through tough times, and also try to understand the situation of the Horn of Africa. Will continue reading and comment once again when finish. Bless you again!! Bahritu from Addis.

Bahritu yene ehit!
Thank you for your gracious words, & may He take all the glory & honor! Katherine Kulman, that great woman of God used to say ‘God does not look for golden or silver vessels, but He looks for available vessels” to be available to Him – this has been my prayer & it will continue to be for the rest of my life. The rest will then be to behold the might, the beauty, the wisdom, the leading, the love of our Amazing God! It is beyond recording in our daily journals; it is beyond writing a book… It surpasses all our expressions…

Etya Lish, you are so blessed GOD OF WOMEN, what an amazing story you have been wrote to our generation? men lebale geta keberun yewsdw tekelelo you know etaya Lishe after I read this book I spoke loudly and I said Dr Tibebu is A MAN OF GOD again & again all day long some times cried some times laughed. wow this is fortunate to knew for me this A MAN OF GOD and GOD ‘s communication like Henoke in this century DR akahedun kegzabeher gar yaderg sew neber praise GOD

May He continue to take the glory in all this, Genet dear! You know how the word says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the Excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” 2Cor 4:7 It is all about Him! His grace, His love, His power, His care… His amazing story in earthen vessels such as our family. It is His story not ours. And you know what? He is still on His throne to show Himself great & mighty in every one of our lives. That is comforting & exciting too!

I dont know what to say, this Historic book has shaped my Spritual Life. I thank God coz he let me read it. May God bless the whole family, specially Ms Lishan, i am great full that your God is My God. Every thing what you were doing in your life was based on God’s approvance , thats what i was very impressed. GOD BLESS YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN MS LISHAN

Thank you Milkias! I am so glad you shared how this book has helped in your walk with Lord. Yes brother our God is no respecter of any person! He is more than able to show up in your life in multiple other wonderful ways.

Dearest Nthethe!! So good to hear from you! I couldn’t hold my tears when I saw what you wrote! Great is our God & greatly to be praised! When I saw your name, precious memories engulfed my thoughts!! What an amazing fellowship & love we shared in the Lord! Our years of assignment in Maseru, Lesotho, had a unique divine appointment to meet precious young people like you!! That great man of God has gone to be with the Lord, to love & worship Him forever & ever. That was what he loved to do most & he is having it non-stop… I can’t believe he’s gone, but I’m comforted he is in a glorious place enjoying the unhindered presence of our glorious God!

I used to live in Kenya as refugee during 90’s to 2006 year. I didn’t know this family but I heard many touching storeis from Yared Gedam about Dr Tibebu’s Family. Dr Tibebu was truly man of GOD. The book is full of wonderful testimony how might hand of God with Dr Tibebu in the midst of trails and challenges. What a Book!!!!!!!
Thank you Lishan. GOD bless you and you family abundantly
Daniel
Calgary, AB

Thank you brother Daniel, for sharing your thoughts! What a Mighty God we serve!!!! What made this book so impacting is really the tangible presence & guidance of God in our life… It is Him who made the story so touching. Whenever He comes into ordinary people’s life such as ours, He does the extraordinary!

Fabulous book, it looks like a book of Acts in the Bible, a book of prayer, guidance, commitment, devotion…
It challenges my way of life in Christ. I hope it touches many hearts of my generation… I strongly recommend it to the youth… I am already borrowing mine and pushing my friends to buy an read the book.

Thank you Samuel. Yes this book is being read enthusiastically by your generation, the youth. The impact & the challenge on their lives has been amazing. On one recent panel discussion around this book, one young man made a statement like this: “When Dr. Tibebu chose to serve the people of Kebridehar, he was as young as me… This book is not a story of some old person, it is the story of a young Tibebu…” By the way, there will be an upcoming panel discussion & comments of readers you might not want to miss on Elshaddai Television Network. We will update you all on the specific airing dates.

AM FROM KEBRIDEHAR!!! BE BLESSED ALL Z MEMBER OF ZIS FAMILY!!! CAN U BELIVE ZIS? ZER IS A CHURCH IN KEBRIDEHAR..FULL GOSPEL BELIVERS CHURCH.. AM ALSO A CHERCH LIDER.. PLEASE IF U CAN VISIT UR FIRST HOME… THE HOSPITAL IS STILL WORKING… AND UR VILA IS STILL A LIVE!! DEAR LISHAN OR DR TIBEBUS DAUGHTERS HAVE TO USE ZIS OPORTUNITY… U ARE A GOOD WRITER!!! BE BLESSED!!! 0913952030 MY CELL PHONE … THANKS..

Dear Etye Lishan and Family, I started this book on Sunday evening and I did not want to do anything else before I finished it very early this morning. After I had finished reading it all I could think of was to find a way to let you know how transformational your writing this book has been for me. I am glad to see here that many others share this experience. Your story has freshly reminded me of the Greatness of the God who has elected us to be his own! The past few years in his house seem to have dulled my awareness of this but your writing made confront its reality. I am humbled by your obedience, your courage and your great love for your husband. I am proud that in our land God has raised women of faith like you and great heroes like Dr. Tibebu. Reading ‘Tibebu’ has not only been a source of spiritual revival but it has also convicted me of my attitude towards family and marriage. It has led me to see the greatest gifts from God are those that we are most likely to take for granted!!! God Bless you, your children and the extended family of prayer partners you have been blessed with. I look forward to meeting your amazing husband in heaven!

Meron dear! I get so happy and comforted whenever I come across such comments from readers of ‘Tibebu’ like you. Yes the Lord God has called you and me for a greater purpose than we will ever know. We get excited when we see a glimpse of his calling. Hold tight my dear and continue to bring your greatest gifts, like your marriage, under the shadow of the Almighty so that you blend together and bring forth the beauty of Christianity!

I don’t know what to say!. I am very much lucky to get and read this Lovely,Teaching and Inspirational story with only 20 USD. I want to say you thank you!. From the moment i read this book, it is not only the book of Job which teaches me Patience, but also this story will contribute much to teach me patience before God.Even though, everything you have came across was painful, what God has done is right.Let God be praised!

Thanks Daniel! I’m so pleased to know what this book is doing in people’s lives! What can I say, brother? All the pain, sorrow, waiting, and puzzling situations are all worth it when you get to see the full picture!

Dear Lishan and family, for what a story and what a book? May the lord provide you with all the strength and power to carry what you are going through. I was introduced to the book by Pastor Asfaw Bekele at the end of my two year clinical fellowship stay in Vancouver. By the way superb brothers and sisters in Vancouver, BC. I was totally unable to put the book down! My wife and kids started to worry when I started reading it at traffic light stops. Amazingly written story of not only your beloved Dr Tibebu but also history of Ethiopian evangelical church and the government as well. As one of the commentators had already said it should be filmatized. Why not.

After reading the book as fast as humanly possible, I really wanted to send you a comment and Pastor Muluwork of Helsinki came to my rescue during his recent vista to Stavanger, Norway informing me about the existence og this blogg. Again, thanks for sharing us such a tantalising story of a great colleague who is a role model for all us in the profession as well as for all fathers and other professionals.
May God bless you abundantly.

The first thing that makes me to start reading the book are the comments given at the back of the book. among them one says; It’s also the story of the lord. and i determined to read if it is going to be true.while i was reading i was highly touched by the power of the mighty which healped your family from the very beginning. shortly i have gate this things reading the book; love,faith,the benefit of envolving God in every decisions one made,listening,responding and experiencing the voice of God. the books made to look at my self in some of the moments i have read it crying ,praising and laughing. GOD BLESS U ALL YOUR FAMILY

Grace and spiritual blessing be to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! My name is Eyob Getaneh; I am born again Christian. In the meantime i am third year computer science student in Alemaya University. Currently i am serving in our campus Christian students fellowship. I have read your amazing book entitled “TIBEBU YE MEDREBDAW EREGNA” I found it such a great blessing to my life besides it force me to revise my life’s principle. Both of you are our spiritual father and mother for todays generation as the apostles do. I have seen two major things in your family “LOVE” and “PRAYER” which are the foundation for your family. Your faith in God Is also awesome!
But, After I read it the whole book and come back to very first page again I read something that the book is about D/r Tibebu Hileselase. In my opinion as I understood from the book: it is not only about D/r but also about you. Why you are afraid to say the book is about D/r Tibebu and Lishan Agonafer ? I am forced to say this because half of the book is about you and your children when D/r was in Somalia even after that also. If I mistaken please correct me. May God bless you and your family from his kindness!!

Lucky is a person who have the privilege of reading “Tibebu: Yemidrebedaw Iregna” BUT having the author herself speak about the book in one’s local church makes one even luckier ! We at Hawassa Full Gospel Believers’ Church(Ethiopia) can’t wait to see Eteye Lishan at our church the coming Sunday(July 6/2014) afternoon. WE ARE WAITING !!!

hello dear lishan, how are you doing with all of your family? friend of mine gave me the book called “tibebu: yemidrebeday eregna” and i wonder GODs did. how he wants to talk to me through your story. am really blessed by it. you know why it was just four months since i know lord Jesus and have him in my life, i have no idea how my relationship with Christ should have to be. thanks to your family story i got my lesson. while i was reading the book i cried, laughed, amazed… and exercised how to pray to God. above all it makes me wonder Gods did. i thank and bless lord Jesus again and again while i was reading the book.above all what i wanted to tell you is that the book brings abundant blessing to my new life. thank you lord Jesus!